Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2315 A Few "Good News"

The arrival of food and troops quickly stabilized the hearts of Wuzhou.Under Zhao Fengtian's persuasion, Xie Youren made public appearances many times, especially visiting the Dragon Mother Temple, creating an atmosphere of "Dragon Mother protecting Wuzhou".

Wuzhou then went on as usual, and seven or eight days after the riot, there was also good news from Guangxi: the Fubo Army occupied Nanning. So far, the Left Army’s attack on Guangxi has basically been completed, except for the fettered areas of the original Ming Dynasty and some remote areas. Where there are no waterways, most prefectures and counties governed by Liuguan have been occupied, and the main waterway traffic in Guangxi has also been restored.

Not long after Zhu Mingxia captured Nanning, he immediately informed the merchants in the whole province that all waterways and waterways were immediately opened.

"Whether it is the backlog before the war or the goods in hand, as long as they are willing to transport westward to Wuzhou, they will send warships and soldiers to protect them along the way, without taking a penny."

Not only did the ships of the Inland River Fleet be dispatched to escort, but also the empty ships of the Joint Logistics Fleet when returning westward also provided space at a low price.Strategic materials - such as food, free shipping.

As a result, some of the original local products and grains in Guangxi began to be shipped to Guangdong.

According to the usual practice, most merchants in Guangxi only transported the goods to Wuzhou and then sold them.Therefore, the recovery of waterway traffic is like a shot in the arm for the people of Wuzhou merchants who were originally in depression.Especially the proprietors and shopkeepers of Pingma Co., Ltd., when they saw a civilian ship coming from the upper reaches of the Xijiang River, one can imagine their excitement.

Xie Erren and Zhao Fengtian were indifferent to the changes brought about by the improvement of the situation.They have too much to do.

The first is the case.After Cai Lan was sent back to the earth temple to be taken care of, she was bullied and tortured daily by two maids, especially verbal humiliation, and finally couldn't take it anymore, and committed suicide by swallowing gold.When Zheng Ergen heard that Cai Lan was dead, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and sent his servants to conduct an autopsy, so he called the aunts from the local nunnery and asked them to handle the funeral.

"Don't be too frugal about the funeral, choose a coffin and send it to her." Zheng Ergen followed Zhao Fengtian's instructions, "After the burial, the coffin should not be buried for the time being, but stop for half a year. If there is no news after half a year, you can choose an auspicious place for burial. "

The aunt took the silver and took the order.Zheng Ergen breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately reported to Zhao Fengtian.

"The person is dead." He said excitedly, "No hands or feet!"

Zhao Fengtian didn't see a smile, instead he sighed rather heavily, and said, "We did something wrong..."

"Even if there is a public trial, she will not escape death." Zheng Ergen persuaded.

"It's a good word, but we can't put it on the table. It violates the rule of law." When Zhao Fengfeng said this, he sighed again. "When I was in the administrative training class, the chief gave us a class. , and talked about that no matter what the motivation is, we must do things aboveboard and stand up to people's criticism. Don't think that the law is in our hands, the law is a piece of armor for us people..."

He said, seeing Zheng Ergen's confused face, knowing that he didn't understand these things, and it would be useless to talk about it, so he said, "How are the follow-up things arranged?"

Zheng Ergen immediately made arrangements for Cai Lan's funeral, Zhao Fengtian nodded, and asked again: "Where are the two maids?"

Zheng Ergen was stunned for a moment, and said: "I told them to go back and continue their errands..."

"These two people can't stay," Zhao Fengtian said in a low voice, and took out two small bundles from the drawer, "Each bundle contains 20 taels of silver, you tell them to take the silver and move away from Wuzhou with the family as soon as possible. From now on, I will hide my name—never go back to Wuzhou again, I want to scare them."

The management of retained personnel is strict entry and wide exit, although entry is subject to review.Resignation is not strict, there are some people who come to resign formally, and there are also many people who leave without saying goodbye.In the past few months, due to the instability of the regime and the unpredictable situation of the war, the retained personnel have undergone great changes.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements now." Zheng Ergen's brow was dripping with sweat, thinking that it was not a good thing to follow the rules in the past, but now it is thrilling to follow the chief's wishes!I really don't know what to do.

After sending Zheng Ergen away, Zhao Fengtian studied the seal seals of the two secret seals on the table.So far, the local police in Wuzhou have not found out the origin of this stamp.The shopkeepers and assistants of several shops engaged in seal carving and seal carving were called from the city to identify them, but they did not recognize which one was the one.However, they all said in unison that these two seals did not come from a seal shop or the like, and that they might be their own private engravings from a certain shop.

"...The material of the private engraving can be reserved, and the engraving method is different from the outside. You can master it yourself in the store, and you can't fake it outside." A shopkeeper reported.

"Since this is the case, which shops in Wuzhou have engraved their own seals?"

"That's a lot, at least local flat shops and well-off big shops will do it. Small and medium-sized shops have little silver deposits on the cabinets, and there are no large ones to deposit silver, so it is generally not needed."

In Wuzhou City, there are not too many Yinshi brands that have their own engraved secret stamps, but only thirty or forty.The range of recognition is narrowed down.Zhao Fengtian sent someone to invite the top figures of the local chamber of commerce, and asked them to take the stamp and ask them to identify it.See if anyone can identify which one it's from -- at least, what line of business it might be.

Hasty footsteps came out outside, this is Luo Yangming's footsteps - his footsteps are always so hasty.But it sounds reassuring.

Why did he come here in such a hurry?Zhao Fengtian's heart became tense again.

There was a reason why Luo Yangming came in in a hurry, because he had just received an urgent letter from the secret letter channel of political security.

Luo Yangming plunged in, and before he had time to be polite, he sat down on the opposite side of Zhao Fengtian, with a shocked expression on his face.

"Yangming, what's the matter with you? What's the hurry?"

"It's a disaster!" Luo Yangming hurriedly said, "A big disaster!"

"What catastrophe?!" Zhao Fengtian's expression also changed. Because of his occupation, Luo Yangming not only speaks cautiously, but also always has an indifferent expression.It is rare to see him startled.

Now that he is so excited, it goes without saying that this matter is no small matter.

"Plague patients were found in Guangzhou." Luo Yangming whispered.

"What?!" Zhao Fengfeng almost stood up. When he was trained in the advanced administrative training class, he had a special course on the "sanitary and epidemic prevention" work in local administration, focusing on the spread and prevention of several severe infectious diseases .So he was no stranger to plague.

"Don't get excited, beware of the spread of the news." Luo Yangming lowered his voice and said, "The news has just arrived. The official document will probably be a few days late."

The secret letter channel of the Political Security Bureau has a high priority, and it often arrives at the destination earlier than the official official document.

"What about the specific situation?"

"A few days ago, a case was discovered when the beggars were taken in at the pier. Now that there are cases, I am afraid that the plague has already spread. In the next wave, many people will die in Guangzhou." Luo Yangming said, "The Political Security Bureau Order me to discuss the situation of visitors from Guangzhou in Wuzhou..."

Zhao Fengtian nodded silently, and whispered: "This is really bad luck! Isn't the Senate suffering from the enemy?"

"Who says it's not. Fortunately, the military in Guangxi is now largely pacified. As long as the epidemic is controlled in Guangzhou and does not spread, it will naturally subside in a few months."

"That being said, there is a problem in Guangzhou, and our business here that has just resumed some vitality may be hit hard again..."

"I don't think it's a big problem. After all, most of the food from Guangxi is grain. These grains are urgently needed by the Planning Institute." Luo Yangming said, "The main thing transported to Guangxi is table salt—the salt farms in Haibei and Hainan have nothing to do with Guangzhou. "

"I'm relieved when you say that." Zhao Tiantian thought to himself, although Guangzhou had the plague, it should be considered a blessing for Chief Xie—the Senate probably won't have the heart to investigate it now. After this matter is over, wait another half a year, maybe it will be another situation.

Luo Yangming knew Zhao Fengtian's mischief in his heart, and said: "Although Guangzhou is far away from us, we still have to do some preparations."

The so-called preparatory work is nothing more than setting up a quarantine area, conducting quarantine and interrogation of people from Guangzhou, and at the same time, a wave of rodent control campaigns must be carried out.

"...We can prepare for these things first. After all, Wuzhou is a large land and water terminal in Guangdong and Guangxi. It is full of merchants on weekdays. It is hard to guarantee that no one will come from Guangzhou. Speaking of it, the war between Guangdong and Guangxi has cut off traffic and business trips these days. It can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. gone."

"You're right," Zhao Fengfeng nodded, "I'll report to the chief and get this matter sorted out."

While talking, a naturalized cadre came in, put down the envelope in his hand, and whispered something in Zhao Fengfeng's ear.Zhao Fengtian nodded slightly and said, "Go out first."

He put the envelope on the table and poured out two secret seals.

"These two stamps have disappeared."

"Oh?" Luo Yangming became interested, "Which family?"

"Ruijintang silk and satin shop."

"Jiang's family?" Luo Yangming pretended to be surprised, but in fact he had guessed to a certain extent: since Jiang Qiuchan was deeply involved in this case, her natal family might also be involved.

"That's right, several people from the Chamber of Commerce and the Rehabilitation Bureau looked at it and said it should belong to his family." Zhao Fengtian said while looking at Luo Yangming playfully, "I thought Jiang Qiuchan was being used by others. It seems that the water in her house It's pretty deep."

When they were discussing the case, Luo Yangming more or less deliberately excused Jiang Qiuchan. On the one hand, it was entrusted by his wife, and on the other hand, he also felt that Jiang Qiuchan's background was pitiful, and subjectively, he had no malice.It's not the same thing as Cai Lan's deliberate actions.

Originally, they had reached a certain tacit understanding in exonerating Jiang Qiuchan, but now that new evidence came out, Luo Yangming knew that this matter could no longer be vague.

(End of this chapter)